*Shayne Gostisbehere is pretty confident that he’s going to have a bounce-back season this year. It was the offseason surgery that slowed him down. You know, the same surgery Claude Giroux also had. Just saying. [NHL.com]
*Let’s check in on how things are progressing in our Top 25 Under 25…coming in at number 16 is this year’s bonus surprise from the draft, Morgan Frost. [BSH]
*And right ahead of him is #15, goalie Felix Sandstrom. Some experts (me) think he’ll end up as the next Lundqvist. [BSH]
*So as we know now, the Flyers will be rolling with the goalie tandem again this year. So, how should they employ that system? [CSN Philly]
*It would appear that Teams USA and Canada are taking different approaches to building their Olympics teams without being able to use NHL talent. [Puck Daddy]
*Speaking of Team USA, a new rule change being implemented by USA Hockey may spell the future end to one of the more common NHL plays. [Boston Globe]
*What if the Vancouver Canucks won the very first NHL draft lottery? [Puck Daddy]
*And what if the Red Wings held on to Marian Hossa? [Puck Daddy]
*Five offseason questions that are still hanging out there with no answers. [Sporting News]
*Our old pal Steve Mason is going to face some serious pressure up there in Winnipeg this season… [ProHockeyTalk]
*…but at least he’ll have a super cool new mask! [TSN]
